‘Astronomical Money’: How Smugglers Made Tens of Millions Moving Rare Birds Around the World
An organized crime group spent years smuggling rare exotic birds from South America and Asia to collectors across Europe....
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US Retailers Grapple with Nearly $70 Billion in Thefts Annually
To the joy of retailers, American shoppers thronged stores last week on Black Friday and continued shopping online on...
U.S. Democrats Call for the Blacklisting of Israeli Spyware Firm
Four Democratic lawmakers called on the Biden administration to place sanctions on Israel-based NSO Group, and companies...
Pegasus Revelations: Amazon Says it will Shut Down Infrastructure Linked to NSO Spyware Firm
The reverberations from an international media investigation into Israeli spyware firm the NSO Group continue, with Amazon...
Unorganized Crime: Narco-Cats and the Plot Against the Internet
Giant clam shells, cyberattacks against Dutch cheese distributors, cats used to smuggle drugs into prison, and the man who...
Brazil Dismantles Anti-Corruption Task Force Behind Lava Jato
After having sent nearly 280 people to jail and having retrieved some US$800 million to state coffers, Brazilian prosecutors...
EU Says Amazon Violated Antitrust Rules
An investigation by the European Commission, EC, has found that Amazon illegally used private data from sellers on its...
The FinCEN Files
US Drug Agents Say Diplomacy Trumped Money Laundering Concerns
Action against Dubai’s Kaloti Jewellery Group could have angered a US ally in the Middle East.
US Seizes Possible Uyghur Hair Products
Customs officials in the US have detained a shipment of suspected forced labour products possibly made with hair taken from...
Masking the Problem: Face Mask Scams Uncover Larger Issues
As US authorities and manufacturers reveal cases of fraud and price gouging within the booming face mask industry, some...
Scammers Take Advantage of Coronavirus Crisis
Counterfeit coronavirus testing kits. Fake home disinfection services. Fraudulent adds selling face masks and hand...
Report: Rainforest Mafia Killed 300 People in the Amazon
Organized crime groups have over the past decade killed more than 300 people who tried to prevent the deforestation of the...